Can you share what are the target biz schools in SG for MBB?

Can only think of INSEAD...

Try to avoid INSEAD or ESSEC if you don’t have industry experience. The reason why their MBA programmes overstate “prestige” is because their candidates are mostly already employed consultants on a sabbatical. It’s a good place to brush shoulders with MBB guys but getting into a graduate scheme fresh out of the boat will be an uphill task.

Do a quick LinkedIn search and you will find that fresh postgrad (with no consulting experience) in MBB oftentimes hail from the likes of Wharton, Judge, Said, Tuck, and etc.

In SG, the only MBA that comes close would be NUS’ MBA/EMBA though I have yet to encounter a graduate that breaks into MBB fresh however their programme brochure boasts alumni at C-suite level.

Big 4 A1s start at $3,000 (take home salary $2,400) with a guaranteed (sort of) promotion yearly.

Is yours $3,800 after CPF deduction? If it is then $4,750 for a fresh associate is the industry average. Can’t comment on Parthenon’s increment but in my firm (non MBB), baseline pay won’t increase but we get higher performance bonus every year. :)

Sadly, its before CPF deduction. So I feel its really low and might not be worth it in comparison.
Your firm sounds great, thanks for sharing!

I expected 4.5k honestly. You can try to negotiate.

Personally, I'd take the Parthenon job over banking, but that's due to personal preference.

Is the salary difference huge? I'm guessing the banking role would be around 5k SGD a month.

dont mean to hijack this thread but i kinda wanna ask a similar question, CPF MA or marsh grad program?

whats the salary for both

start yr own freaking thread

Yeah i tried, but no room for negotiation
That's true as the banking role is in HKD there are fluctuations in the difference from 1.2k to 1.6k sgd, think its quite substantial.

Starting lower would also make it harder to negotiate for a higher pay in the future.

Nonethless, thanks for sharing your perspective! Cheers!

I tired to but they wouldnt budge. The salary difference works out to be around 1.2k to 1.6k sgd/month due to currency fluctuation as I will be paid in HKD, I think its pretty huge?